Bessent Jokes About Hamilton-Burr Duel When Asked About Pulte

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to comment on a report about his disagreements with another member of the Trump administration, instead jokingly pointing to a famous duel involving a predecessor and what he cast as a long history of fights at his agency.

Bessent was asked by CNBC whether he is butting heads with Bill Pulte, the top housing finance official for President Donald Trump.